{"id":2446,"date":"2021-05-19T15:48:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T23:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2021-05-19T15:48:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T23:48:57","slug":"audio-video-network-home-automation-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/19\/audio-video-network-home-automation-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio \/ Video \/ Network \/ Home Automation reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2451\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-4.47.38-PM-1280x828.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-4.47.38-PM-1280x828.png 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-4.47.38-PM-300x194.png 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-4.47.38-PM-768x497.png 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-4.47.38-PM-1536x994.png 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-4.47.38-PM.png 1887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve struggled over the last year to get our audio \/ video, network, and home automation system completed.\u00a0 We had issue with our integrator that in the end, proved terminal.\u00a0 The work just wasn&#8217;t getting done and we had problems with some of the items that were installed.<\/p>\n<p>So we hired a new integrator and began work in earnest about a month ago.\u00a0 The first thing we had to do was to go backwards a bit, ripping out some of the stuff the previous integrator had installed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2450\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7764-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7764-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7764-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7764-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7764-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7764-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But they quickly made progress on all fronts, with a team of guys swarming through the house during a week when the family was gone.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve now got a more functional network, wifi that covers most areas, a home control system that is 70% complete, and improved audio-video systems all through the house.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve made a great start but, this is a big project, and there is still a lot to do.\u00a0 Just getting equipment is a challenge these days with shipping bottlenecks and chip shortages, so some of the projects are stuck waiting for equipment.<\/p>\n<p>When it is done though, we will be able to control everything through a single smart phone app, dedicated remotes, or with dedicated wall mounted tablets, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>house lighting<\/li>\n<li>landscape lighting<\/li>\n<li>music<\/li>\n<li>tv \/ video<\/li>\n<li>electronic shades<\/li>\n<li>home security<\/li>\n<li>surveillance cameras<\/li>\n<li>garage doors<\/li>\n<li>door locks<\/li>\n<li>HVAC<\/li>\n<li>pool<\/li>\n<li>water heater recirculation<\/li>\n<li>smart water shutoff<\/li>\n<li>house air circulation fan<\/li>\n<li>fireplaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will be a pretty awesome system and our new integrators are very responsive and have been continually working to get things done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve struggled over the last year to get our audio \/ video, network, and home automation system completed.\u00a0 We had issue with our integrator that in the end, proved terminal.\u00a0 The work just wasn&#8217;t getting done and we had problems with some of the items that were installed. 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